Rope-machine.



D. SCANLAN.

ROPE MACHINE.A v

. APPLICAHON FILED MAH. 22. 1912. 1,150,151. Patentedlxug. 17,1915.

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D. SCANLAN.

ROPE MACHINE.

APPucATxoN min MAR.22. 1912.

1,150,151. Patented Aug. 17, 12H5.

7t. rtTEJ IBANIEL SCNLAN. OF ST. LG'UIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR Q1? (DEfTEm TO E. BARBER, OF ST. LGUES, MISSG'EI.

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Be itknown that I, BAMBL SCANLAN, citizen of the United States. residing in the city of St. Louis and Sttte of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Rope-Machine. of which the oliowing :i speciicnion.

This invention relates to im rcvenients in rope machines.

In certain machines it is useful. end indeed often. necessary that, the machine. he en tomatically stepped when the 'feeding oit' materizil being operated upon to the machine for any reason is interrupted. Especially is this true in zi sli-tending machine uscci in windingI rope. "W hen one srenri ot Wire or other material fed to the machine in rope Winding becomes broken, if the machine continues to operate n defective product will result. Therefore the machine should he 'brought to un immediate stop, when a Wire or corri breaks.

An objectoi the present invention is to provide :s means in cornhination with stranding or ropewincling machines, of automatic mechanism which is actuated upon the interruption of the normal feed of the rope making material effectively to stop the operation of the machine so as to prevent the profilietion of defective rope wih broken wires or cords. anni to enable the operator to ineke such repairs :is are necessary to permit the continuous feed of the rope nnierial to the Winding head of the machine cnil which mechanism will :also he operable to stop the nmchine.y should any of the Wires or corals become loose so es to produce rope where each of the Wires or cords have a. uniform tension.

To this and other obvious ends7 have (iesigned, combined and arranged kthe Seremi cooperating parts hereinafter shown, illustrated and embraced wit-hin the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings, in which like icharacters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views-Figure l is a side elevetion of the principal operating parts of strending machine showing a preferred manner or" embodying my invention therein. Fig. 2 is Va sectional new on the line 2 2 of Fig. l,l the operating-inid passages being omitted. Fig. 23 is a, secticna View on the sensi ne, 585.529.

line o" F '-i is e. detailssectionai View showing one of the pins for 'ig i`pping the release mechanism, he d in noiiinel position. 5 is a. similar View shhwing one of the tripping pins released. a iter e wire has heen broken. 6 is e sectional vieni on the line of Fig. e. Fig. 7 is e pian View off tripping and valve operating mechanism, 'viewed from e. line such es 7 7 of F f2. Fig. 8 is :i etsii sectional View on t e line S-S of Fig. 7, showing the latch device for hololing mechanism in nor inni position for operation of the machine, said latch device being automatically tiipped in case accidentlereinei'tec described, to canse the machine to stop. Fig. 9 is :i see- *ionul View through 'the valve which conrols lthe operation of the machine. Fig. l0 n transverse section-9L View through the 'nire ,in adjustment to stop the machine, :incl i* ig. il e similar View the pesition of the mire when the machine is in normal opernticn. 75

n. the drawings here ilinsieteel .my inrention einhoriied e. strnnding machine for rope'winiing. fifhe mein longitudinal shaft; l of the machine, riven n main rive pnlley which receives power from Y suitable source `to which it is connected hy e heit or einer equivalent connection; the

rive Pulley Q ioose on the sint?, l enel is errengeflic he operatively connected thereffith hy means oi s suitable hitch mcchw nism which conferisce l i slide-ile longitiflinnlljv on the shui-; g Said coliei' -fe being actuated *o e. suitable supporti3.

huh l 3 "l n.. c coscia es the colli.'

ectnet" i hy a timid motor fr... which comrises cjrlinder l() in which operatively monntefe pinion. cnrrvins" :i piston rod i0, which connected to eh end oi the s the lever is actuan@ to the ff. l). the hond i i sage-12 enters the opposite end; it will be understood that as pressure is admitted l through one oi the passages l1 or 12, and the cylinder, thereby actuating the lever 5, effecreleased adjustment.

tively to control the clutch mechanism. The shaft 1 has' rigidly fixed thereto a band wheel 13 which is encircled by a band 414 the ends of which are securedto one arm of the bell crank lever 15, said 'bell crank lever 15 being pivoted to a suitable support 16. A second Huid motor B is' provided for actun ating said lever 15 and thereby. controlling the band 14 encircling the wheel13, which parts constitute a band brake for releasing and locking thel shaft 1. The motor B comprises a cylinder 17 in which is operatively mounted a piston which carries a piston rod 18, which is pivoted to one arm of the lever 15. A spring 19, encircles'the piston rod 18 and holds the bra-ke mechanism normally in admitted through the passage 20, the piston mounted in the cylinder 17 is driven to the right (Fig.` l), thereby tightening the band 14 about the band wheel 13, effectively to lock the shaft 1.

The pressure in the passages 11, 12 and 20 is normallycontrolled by means of a valve C which is interposed between said passages and the main supply passage 21, which communicates with any suitable source of fluid pressure supply. In starting the operation of the machine the clutch is set, bycommunicating the passages 21 andllthrough the valve C, which throws the piston in the cylinder 10 to the left (Fig. 1), in which position it remains until vpressure is introduced into the passage 12.

In machines of the type in which I have illustrated the embodiment of myvjnvention, the shaft 1 carries a series of rings 22, (only one of which is illustrated for the purpose of convenience), each of which rings is supported by supporting roller 23 mounted in the base D of the machine. The wires or liber cords are carried forward from reelsv and are passed through slots in the rings 22% arranged adjacent to the peripheries there of,"atequidistant points on their circumfer-- ences are fed forward into the winding headfE. The mechanism for automatically control'- ling the motors A and B constitutes a part of my present invention and as illustrated in the embodiment shown comprises, a plate 24 which is provided with a series of equidistant slots 25 arranged in its periphery; the number of slots being the same as the number of wires or cords being fed to the winding head E. The plate 24 is rigid on the shaft 1 and isi positioned intermediate the forward ring andthe winding head E, as

As Huid pressure is clearly appears by reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings. The twisting head E may be of any of the usual types and it will be understood that said twisting head is adapted to wind or twist the cords or wires to form a rope. The cords or wires are drawn from the reels or bobbins and nre-guided or fed to .the-twisting head by the plates 24 and rollers 31 and 32. Each of the slots 25 has a correspqnding radial bore 26 in which is mounted a tripping pin 27, said pin 27 being slidalgle radially of the plate 24 and the movement of which is limited by a Cotter pin 28 doperating .in a slot 29 formed in the pla 24. At either side of the plate 24 are laiges 30 which carry a series 'ofroller suppor s 31 in which are operatively mounted rollers 32, the arrangement being such that the vinner series of rollers 32 extend.'

slightly beyond the periphery of the plate 24and the outer series of rollers 32 being,

slightly within the periphery of said plate 24. As the wires or cords 33 are drawn forward they are passed under the inner rollers 432 and through the slots 25 and over the outer rollers 32, to the twisting head E, and I in normal feeding are held taut, thereby retaining the pins 27 within the periphery of f the plate 24 in the manner illustrated in Fig. 4. Should any one of the wires vor cords as they are being fed tothe twisting tical position and carriers atl one side therej of, a roller 37 which normally bears against the upper face of the lever 38. one endof whiclf lever 38,-'is pivotgd in the lug 39v mounted on the upper'face of the stand 36. The lever 38 normally rests in a horizontal t, position and is provided, with a notch 4() yadjacent 'to its free endfwhich constitutes L a latch for one end of the lever 41 said lever .'41 having connected to its opposite end, one

end of a tractile spring 42,y which spring is secured to the upperface of the stand 36 in 4such a manner that when the forward end of the lever 41 is released it'will be actuated to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7 The lever 38 operates in a guide 38a and it will be apl arent "that as the lever 34 is thrownl to the oblique position, shown in Fig. 2 in dotted line, by a tripping pin 27 that the free Aend of thelever 38 will be depressed suiiciently to unlatchthe lever 41. The lever 41 is secured tothe upper part of 'the valve plug43; said'plug 43 being operatively mounted in the valve casef44; Y'The actuating Huid supply passage 4:5vr enters the' rope twisting mechanism vdrivenv by said shaft, a pulley' loosely mounted upon said shaft for -driving said shaft, releasable mechanism for locking said pulley in engagement with said shaft, and an actuator' for releasing said last-named mechanism to enable said pulleyto turn independently of said shaft, of a brake for stopping said shaft when said pulley is released from said shaft, automatic mechanism for electingthe release of said pulley from said shaft as an incident t`o the breaking offanyof the wires being twisted, and automatic means for setting said brake concurrently with the release of said pulley, electively to stop said shaft, substantially as specified.

A clutch and releasing said ,brake, substan-- 8. In a rope` machine, the combination with mechanism -for twisting wire to form a y rope, anactuator for said twisting. mechanism, a revoluble support provided with guidel ways for the wires passing to said twisting mechanism, and a device for locking said mechanism against operation, of independent automatically controlled mechanisms each including a motor for controlling said actuator andsaid device, elements for connecting and disconnectingv said shaft. and said power pulley, brake mechanism for said shaft, fluid motors arranged to actuate said brake mechanism and said clutch mechanism, of automatic devices carried by said shaft arranged to operate incidentally to the interruption of the normal feeding of any one of said wires effectively to cause said` motors to yrelease said clutch and to apply .said brake, andl means for resetting said tially as specified.

10. In a rope machine, the combination with mechanism for twistingwires to form a rope'an actuator for said twisting mechanism, a' revoluble support under control 01Ez said actuator, guides on said support for the wires passing to .said twisting mechanism, and a brake for stopping said mechanismfof independent automatically controlled meehanisms including in each mechanism a motor4 for controlling said actuator and said brake, and elements mounted in said revoluble support and controlled by the separate wires moving to said twisting mechanism for con- 'nism, mechanism for stopping the operation ing through said operating said power devices, devices arranged to be supported in inoperative posi- Y7:5 tion by the separate w1res.moving to said f twisting head, of mechanism for causing said motors to operate to set said brake and to disconnect said power device when ,the

normal feeding of l any one of said w1rgis'be-'v comes interrupted, substantially as specified. 7

l2. In a rope machine` the combination with mechanism for twisting wiresto form a rope and means for driving said meehaf of said twisting mechanism, comprisinga l plurality of automatic devices vunder the control of the separate wires, said devices arranged to be supported by said separate wires when the same are being normally fed to the twisting mechanism, a clutch device, a brake, fluid motors for controllingsaid clutch device and said brake, and a device for controlling said fluid motors arranged to operate when any one of said devices under the control of said wires moves from its normal position incidentally to the interruption of the normal movement of said wires to said twisting mechanism, substantially as specified.

13. In a rope machine, the combination with a drive shaft, atwisting head adapted. to twist wires to formal. rope driven'by'said drive shaft, a revoluble support carried by said drive shaft provided with guide ways for guiding the wires being fed to said twisting head, power mechanism for actuating said drive shaft, a connection'for operatively'- connecting and disconnecting the power mechanism and the drive shaft, and brake 110 mechanism for said drive shaft, vof independently controlled mechanisms including in each mechanism a motorfor controllingV said, power connection and said-brke, elements mounted in said revoluble `support 115 under the control of the separate wiles mov'- 'de waysv to' said twisting head operable e vectively to cause said motors to operate to release the power connecl tion and to set said brake when' the normal 12.0 movement ofan'yr one of said wires becomes interrupted, an means operable effectively to vcause said motors to operate to release 'said brake and re-set the power connections,

substantially as specified.

14. In a rope machine, the combination with mechanism for guiding wires, mechanism for twisting said wires to form a rope, power mechanism, a. clutch for operatively connecting and disconnecting said power 13ov soy ion

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riscossi mechanism with the machine, brake mechanism, sind huid motors arranged to octnste sind hr: ncchenisrn und scid anisin, of devices noch coder Hhe seperate wires being guided lo ,e ihenism adapted to cesse ic y broke mechanism :ind to nisccn` mechanism ever the nornisl .oieinJnt to said twisting mecheni env one oi Wires becomes interrnnted and for resetting clutch elecsing l brake, solistenm tiully e twisting heed, e sheit for driving sind twisting heed, e revoinble support mounted on seid shaft provided with oruid'e no3 for the separate wires moving to said twisting heed, end a brake device for sail or' a plurality of in said snpport normally retained in inoperative position oy the Wires moving Ato said twisting 16. in a Vrope machine, the combination with a. twisting heed, e Vshaft for driving scid twisting head., a Y revoluole Support mounted on seid shaft provided with guide for the seperate twisting' if eienents in seid sup- Y. .y retained in ino''ierctite cositicn hy e to seid twfh hund through the port,

nl@ c guide ways in sind snp mechanism including c mover zctimting sind orarie, arriving inechsnisn for for cci-me` ino sind disconnectw power mechanism, ited ny one of the in scid support 'wlerehy the prince movers in scid mechanisms, consci to operate when the normal movement ci any one of the wires to the twisting heed cornes interrnptei to 1 orsi-.5c end L troni the increment or' seid prime nio wy the hrele is released end the henisin connected c' 'the drive seid drive shaft, mechanism including a vided with guide ways for the 1wires moving to seid twisting mechanism, and elements in seid support under the control of the seperate Wires, of power mechanism for seid drive shaft, e motor with associated mechanisse for connecting l@21nd disconnecting seid dritte shaft and seid power mechanism, a hrcle, a, motor with associated mechanism for controlling said brake, and e device, adapted to be actuated by any one of said eleincnt'sin said support when the normal feed of its associated wire becomes interrupted, operable effectively to cause scid motors to operate to setsaid brake and disconnect seid power mechanism from said drive shaft.

18. in a, rope machine, the combination with n mein drive shaft, twisting mechanisin driven by seid shaft, e support proided with guide ways for the wires moving to said twisting mechanism, and elements in said support under the control of the separate wires, of power mechanism for scid drive shaft, a motor with associated mecha nisni for connecting and disconnecting scid drive shaft and said power mechanism, a brake, a motor 'with associated mechanism for controlling scid brake, device, adapted to he actneted by any one of said elements in scid support when the normal feed of its associated wire hcconies interrupted, operable efectively to cause said motors to operete to set scid brake :ind disconnect sai'd power mechanism from' said drive shaft, and e device operable eectively to cause scid motors to operate to release said brake and to connect said poner mechanism and seid drive shaft.

19. in aci-cpe machine, the combination with mechanism for guiding wires, e twisting heed, power mechanism, abrake, a motor for controlling said brake, and a motor for controlling said newer mecha.- nisin, ot' automatic devices each under the control of the separate wires movi-ng to seid twisting heed operable effectively to cause the said motors to operate to set said brake und disconnect said power mechanism when the nor'nal feed of any one of the Wires hecomes interrupted, and an independent device operable effectively to reverse the operation. oi seid motors whereby the brake released and the power mechanism reconnected.

20. in a rope/machine, the combination with n drive shaft, a, twisting head, e support provided with guide Ways for the Wire moving to said twisting heed, devices movohle in said support retained in normal position hy the Aseperate Wires seat-ed in said guido w J, power mechanism, a motor with .zissocieted mechanism for connecting and disconnecting seid power mechanism and wid drive shaft, s device adapted to be ecist in said support when the same is released hy In witness whereof, I :have signed this its associated Wire whereby said motor is'. specification in the presence of two"sub actuated effectively to disconnect said power VScribing Witnesses.

mechanism from said drive shaft, cmd a, DANIEL SCANLAN. separate device for causing said motor to Witnesses: operate tb re-connect said power mechanism F. W. ROSSKOPF,

and said power shaft. L. C. KINGSLAND. 

